Patents by Inventor Sukumar Arrojula

Sukumar Arrojula has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230296288
    Abstract: Methods of operating a water heater appliance are provided. The water heater appliance includes a tank, a cold water inlet conduit extending into the tank, a heating element within the tank, a hot water conduit extending from the tank to a mixing valve, a mixed water conduit downstream of the mixing valve, and a user interface. The method includes receiving a user input, determining a tank temperature setpoint value based on the received user input, and adjusting a tank temperature setpoint to the determined tank temperature setpoint value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Sukumar Arrojula, Joseph Mark Brian
  • Patent number: 11609025
    Abstract: A water heater and methods of operating the water heater are provided. The water heater appliance includes a tank, a cold water inlet conduit extending into the tank, a heating element within the tank, a hot water conduit extending from the tank to a mixing valve, a mixed water conduit downstream of the mixing valve, and a user interface. The method includes and/or the water heater is operable for receiving, from the user interface, a user value for a tank temperature setpoint. An upstream water heater is detected and a capacity thereof is predicted. The tank temperature setpoint is then adjusted based on the predicted capacity of the upstream water heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Sukumar Arrojula
  • Publication number: 20220180383
    Abstract: A water heater and methods of operating the water heater are provided. The water heater appliance includes a tank, a cold water inlet conduit extending into the tank, a heating element within the tank, a hot water conduit extending from the tank to a mixing valve, a mixed water conduit downstream of the mixing valve, and a user interface. The method includes and/or the water heater is operable for receiving, from the user interface, a user value for a tank temperature setpoint. A predicted demand for hot water is determined. The tank temperature setpoint is then adjusted based on the predicted demand for hot water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventor: Sukumar Arrojula
  • Patent number: 10772481
    Abstract: A dishwasher appliance includes a carrier roller assembly for supporting a rack within a wash chamber. The carrier roller assembly includes a carrier body defining a receiving slot for receiving a wire of the rack. A first and a second retention clip extend from the carrier body into the receiving slot for securely locking the wire in position after it is fully inserted into the receiving slot. The first retention clip and the second clip are different sizes for snapping around and securing wires having different diameters such that the carrier roller assembly is versatile and may be universally used with dishwasher appliances using differing wire sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Abhisek Agrawal, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Sukumar Arrojula
  • Publication number: 20190254499
    Abstract: A dishwasher appliance includes a carrier roller assembly for supporting a rack within a wash chamber. The carrier roller assembly includes a carrier body defining a receiving slot for receiving a wire of the rack. A first and a second retention clip extend from the carrier body into the receiving slot for securely locking the wire in position after it is fully inserted into the receiving slot. The first retention clip and the second clip are different sizes for snapping around and securing wires having different diameters such that the carrier roller assembly is versatile and may be universally used with dishwasher appliances using differing wire sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Abhisek Agrawal, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Sukumar Arrojula
  • Publication number: 20190187638
    Abstract: A method for configuring an electronic control board for a target appliance includes obtaining, by one or more processors, data identifying the target appliance. The method includes determining, by the one or more processors, hardware configuration data for the electronic control board based, at least in part, on the data identifying the target appliance. The method includes generating, by the one or more processors, a control action associated with writing the hardware configuration data to a memory device on the electronic board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Sukumar Arrojula, Charles Derek Hibdon